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JANJ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+5.2%
JANJ total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
JANJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ
+5.2%
SPY
+14.8%

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

5.0% as cash

9.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

9.6 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JANJ costs 0.22 points a year less; YSPC is 3.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANJ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.2%not published
Price changerose 0.1% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANJ YSPC
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JANJ
Only in YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy defined income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.2% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.6 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% not published
Age 2.8 years 112 days
Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $42m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: JANJ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJANJYSPCJANJYSPCJANJYSPC
3 months+1.1%+11.7%1.2%18.2%+1.3 pts−13.8 pts
6 months+2.6%–2.5%–−2.4 pts–
1 year+5.2%–5.0%–−9.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · YSPC Jul 2026+16.7%−2.1%14.5%16.7%−50.9 pts−2.5 pts

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About each fund
JANJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANJ or YSPC?
JANJ charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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